Denver Nuggets

Arron Afflalo is looking forward to his return to the Denver Nuggets after being acquired from Orlando in a draft-day deal last week.

This will be a busy night of play in the NBA as 12 games are on the agenda. San Antonio and Indiana, the two conference leaders, are in action tonight and can build on their conference leads.

Tim Duncan had 29 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Denver Nuggets 108-103 Wednesday night for their 15th straight victory.

The Denver Nuggets say forward J.J. Hickson had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right knee on Tuesday.

Andre Miller is ready to "flip the page" and not dwell on the confrontation with his former coach that eventually led to a trade out of Denver.

Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly said Saturday that forward J.J. Hickson has a torn ligament in his right knee.

Denver Nuggets forward J.J. Hickson has a sprained right knee and will be re-evaluated before any possible return.

The NBA schedule tonight consists of six games with three first place teams seeing action. Indiana, the top team in the Eastern Conference, is home to Denver. The Pacers, who are coming off a loss yesterday to Orlando, have won six of their last 10 games and are 39-11.

Danilo Gallinari has undergone another operation to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the Denver Nuggets said.

There are two good matchups in the NBA Friday evening. In San Antonio, the Southwest Division and Western Conference leading Spurs are playing host to Portland. The Blazers start the night in first place in the Northwest Division with a record of 29-9 while the Spurs are 31-8. The Blazers have won 12 of the last 16 meetings between the clubs.